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FZUS51 KBOX 201706  
CWFBOX  
 
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
 
COASTAL WATERS FROM THE MERRIMACK RIVER MA TO WATCH HILL RI OUT  
TO 25 NM  
 
ANZ200-210600-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
SYNOPSIS FOR MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS  
 
COLD FRONT ARRIVES THIS EVENING AND BRINGS A PERIOD OF SCA  
CONDITIONS TO THE WATERS. A SERIES OF WEAK LOW PRES SYSTEMS WILL  
MOVE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND OVER THE WEEKEND, FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES  
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  
 
 
 
ANZ250-210600-  
COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK  
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 5 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS AROUND 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT  
5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SNOW. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING,  
THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.   
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT, BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS,  
BECOMING NE 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 11 SECONDS. RAIN  
LIKELY.    
MON  
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO  
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS  
4 TO 5 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ251-210600-  
MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 4 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE  
EVENING.    
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: E 3 FT  
AT 9 SECONDS AND W 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND NE 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND  
SNOW IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: NE 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ231-210600-  
CAPE COD BAY-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
SHOWERS.   
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N  
2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SW 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT  
4 SECONDS AND S 1 FOOT AT 3 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ254-210600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA  
OUT 20 NM-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND E 4 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE  
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE  
3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT  
6 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND NE  
3 FT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ255-210600-  
COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD  
AND NANTUCKET-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 7 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING, THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
SAT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW  
6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN  
THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT  
AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
MON  
N WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ256-210600-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT  
TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT, BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 9 SECONDS, BECOMING SW 7 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND E 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
SAT  
W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW AROUND 10 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND  
SE 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 4 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND E 1 FOOT AT  
2 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING NW AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
10 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO  
7 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.    
TUE  
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ232-210600-  
NANTUCKET SOUND-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
SAT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE  
2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: N 2 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S  
2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND E  
1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN  
LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
4 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ233-210600-  
VINEYARD SOUND-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
SAT  
W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NW IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS  
AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT  
AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND  
NE 1 FOOT AT 4 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ234-210600-  
BUZZARDS BAY-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT  
AT 8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 1 FOOT AT  
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 3 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND N 1 FOOT AT  
4 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS AROUND 2 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SE 2 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NE 1 FOOT  
AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 2 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND  
NE 1 FOOT AT 5 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.   
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT AND TUE  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.    
TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS  
AROUND 2 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ235-210600-  
RHODE ISLAND SOUND-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 6 FT  
AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND S 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT, BECOMING  
E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 4 FT AT  
7 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
8 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS AROUND 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT  
9 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO  
6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW. SEAS 2 TO  
3 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ237-210600-  
BLOCK ISLAND SOUND-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT AT 4 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 5 FT AT 7 SECONDS. SHOWERS.   
SAT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO  
5 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 4 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SW 3 FT AT 5 SECONDS.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS  
2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: W 3 FT AT 6 SECONDS AND SE 3 FT AT  
8 SECONDS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WAVE DETAIL: S 3 FT  
AT 5 SECONDS AND SE 2 FT AT 8 SECONDS.    
SUN NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WAVE DETAIL: SW 3 FT AT  
5 SECONDS AND N 2 FT AT 3 SECONDS. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.    
TUE AND TUE NIGHT  
NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT, BECOMING SW 10 TO  
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ230-210600-  
BOSTON HARBOR-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
AROUND 2 FT. SHOWERS.   
SAT  
NW WINDS AROUND 10 KT, INCREASING TO AROUND 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,  
BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
EVENING, THEN 1 FOOT OR LESS.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. WAVES 1 FOOT OR LESS, THEN AROUND 2 FT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING, THEN RAIN LIKELY IN  
THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON  
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. WAVES AROUND  
2 FT, EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT AT THE OUTER HARBOR ENTRANCE.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
ANZ236-210600-  
NARRAGANSETT BAY-  
105 PM EDT FRI MAR 20 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT  
 
   
THIS AFTERNOON  
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
TONIGHT  
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. WAVES  
2 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS.   
SAT  
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE  
AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.    
SAT NIGHT  
N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, BECOMING E AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES  
2 TO 3 FT.    
SUN  
S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT, INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS  
UP TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN  
IN THE AFTERNOON.    
SUN NIGHT  
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT, BECOMING N WITH GUSTS UP TO  
20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WAVES AROUND 2 FT. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.    
MON  
N WINDS AROUND 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO  
3 FT. RAIN LIKELY.    
MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT  
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 20 KT. WAVES 2 TO 3 FT.  
 
SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT, WHICH IS THE  
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE  
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.  
 
 
 
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